Waterless car washes

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Turn_to_Grey
Turn_to_Grey Posts: 100 Forumite
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Where I live, it's illegal to wash you car in the traditional way on the drive / street. So I've been looking at these waterless car wash liquids.
As we live in a very dry dusty environment here, I'm just wondering if anyone can offer any advice about their experiences with these products.
My car bodywork is not in the best of condition, but it still concerns me that this will not wash away the dirt and dust and potentialy cause more damage.

TIA
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  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    Can you use any water at all, ie in a bucket, because if you can I'd advise using a product called Optimum No Rinse (ONR). You dilute the product in a bucket of water and carefully wash & wipe, then buff off. As the name suggests there's no rinsing involved.

    Where abouts are you from?
  • Turn_to_Grey
    Turn_to_Grey Posts: 100 Forumite
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    Thanks for that. No car wash water must enter the drains or flow on the land, so that would not be an option either. It's Spain, by the way, not just where I live, but all over the country ! Son in law has the same issue in Alberta, Canada.
    Most of the garages in Spain have car washes and recycle the water they use, but again, it's still an issue regarding the quality of the wash and the operative. I'd rather wash the car myself !
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  • kmb500
    kmb500 Posts: 656 Forumite
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    it's illegal to wash your car on your drive? what? where on earth do you live lmao
  • tykesi
    tykesi Posts: 2,061 Forumite
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    kmb500 wrote: »
    it's illegal to wash your car on your drive? what? where on earth do you live lmao

    Pretty sure that has been answered, might be worth reading the entire thread before posting ;)
  • wgl2014
    wgl2014 Posts: 1,144 Forumite
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    I've used to these with ok results however i don't think i would in a particularly dusty area. Its a bit of a faff but could you use a garage jet wash to get rid of the dust then use a waterless wash and wax at home to get your shine on?
  • davidwood123
    davidwood123 Posts: 471 Forumite
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    Turn_to_Grey wrote: »
    Thanks for that. No car wash water must enter the drains or flow on the land, so that would not be an option either. It's Spain, by the way, not just where I live, but all over the country ! Son in law has the same issue in Alberta, Canada.
    Most of the garages in Spain have car washes and recycle the water they use, but again, it's still an issue regarding the quality of the wash and the operative. I'd rather wash the car myself !

    Explains the state of the vehicles in Spain :rotfl:
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
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    Turn_to_Grey wrote: »
    Thanks for that. No car wash water must enter the drains or flow on the land, so that would not be an option either. It's Spain, by the way, not just where I live, but all over the country ! Son in law has the same issue in Alberta, Canada.
    Most of the garages in Spain have car washes and recycle the water they use, but again, it's still an issue regarding the quality of the wash and the operative. I'd rather wash the car myself !

    So pay the bribe to the right person and get on with it. That's how Spain works.........
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  • Exemplar
    Exemplar Posts: 1,604 Forumite
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    We have a similar issue here in that we are not allowed to wash cars as we share a communal car park.
    'Just because its on the internet don't believe it 100%'. Abraham Lincoln.

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  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    Turn_to_Grey wrote: »
    Thanks for that. No car wash water must enter the drains or flow on the land, so that would not be an option either. It's Spain, by the way, not just where I live, but all over the country ! Son in law has the same issue in Alberta, Canada.
    Most of the garages in Spain have car washes and recycle the water they use, but again, it's still an issue regarding the quality of the wash and the operative. I'd rather wash the car myself !
    The beauty of ONR is that you're not rinsing anything off save for the small residue of the product you're using. Can the fact that you wont be pouring your waste water away get around the rules?
  • rich13348
    rich13348 Posts: 840 Forumite
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    edited 27 April 2017 at 11:14PM
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    What if you use the no rinse onr stuff mentioned but put those water absorbing snakes around your car to absorb and run off then throw them in your bin? Could get expensive unless you just was your car every couple of months.

    Something like this https://www.snowplough.uk.com/self-inflating-sand-bags/9330-hydrosnake-pack-of-1-pack-2-snakes.html?gmc_currency=2&gclid=Cj0KEQjwrYbIBRCgnY-OluOk89EBEiQAZER58vAzbzKkj7jpa1I9DxcRH9gP876yXuA-WxjCkCA6zaEaAk4F8P8HAQ
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